founder; originator; pioneer
young girl; lass; adolescent female
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
key person; important person
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
oppression; suppression; pressure
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
political situation; political affairs
settling down; quieting down; cooling down; stillness; quiet; tranquility
no sleep or rest; working day and night
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
mind-set change; changing one's way of thinking; attitude reform
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to wave a flag; to show the way
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
simple and clear; plain and simple
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
common knowledge; well-known fact
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
this occasion; at this time; now
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
health management; health maintenance; health care
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
slight; little; insignificant
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
violent emotion; passion; fury